and now for a little complaining

school has started up again and i've found myself wondering why exactly i feel a need for a formal education. some days the obnoxious hoop jumping just doesn't seem worth it, but most days the good out weighs the bad and i am, (despite moping and complaining about replacing my recreational reading list with textbooks and various articles,) generally enjoying my education. however, i am quickly learning that "required" classes are filled with all types of people and with this why exactly community college has a certain stigma. there are a lot of dumb people attending community college. and i mean dumb with a capital idiot. the first day of my public speaking class was spent, no lie, discussing (and for a good 45 minutes) a variety of ways to find a vcr, and whether a vcr/dvd combo would suffice for viewing a vhs tape. is it really confusing to people? isn't a vcr a vcr, regardless of what other media players are attached? what precisely would a vcr play other than a vhs tape? make grilled cheese sandwiches? needless to say i spent the majority of class time writing ridiculous quotes uttered by my classmates and feeling very sad for my professor for having to deal with such individuals. he is a mighty patient man. i would probably have been throwing things at people within the first 10 minutes of class out of frustration. maybe this is a sign i should rethink teaching high school?...


i hope everyone was able to catch at least a bit of the presidential debate. i must admit i was surprised by how articulate (for the most part) mccain was. even if i didn't agree with many of his points. i was disappointed by obama's lack of response to a few of the economy questions. but im still hoping obama can win this election, if for no other reason then to never hear mccain say "warshington" again. or to refer to himself as maverick which is undoubtedly followed with a (slightly creepy) chuckle. oi. thursday is the vp debate, which i think should be renamed seeing as how palin won't participate in a "debate". perhaps instead it should be called a press conference . with no impromptu questions, of course. heaven forbid a candidate be put on the spot! oh what it would be like to have competent politicians...


so concludes my venting.
over and out.